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Animal Science and Veterinary
Greece
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
39
Citations
6669
World Ranking
1250
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Greece Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Greece Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Greece Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Greece Leader Award

Overview

Elias Papadopoulos is affiliated with Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece. Their research spans multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences, immunology and microbiology, and medicine, with a particular focus on parasitology and related disciplines.

The scientist's publication record includes significant contributions to the understanding of parasitic infections and animal health. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Zoonotic Thelazia callipaeda eyeworm in brown bears (Ursus arctos): A new host record in Europe," 2021, published in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • "Haemonchosis: A Challenging Parasitic Infection of Sheep and Goats," 2021, published in Animals
  • "A Detailed Questionnaire for the Evaluation of Health Management in Dairy Sheep and Goats," 2020, published in Animals
  • "Growth performance, welfare traits and meat characteristics of broilers fed diets partly replaced with whole Tenebrio molitor larvae," 2022, published in Animal Nutrition
  • "Case of Human Infestation with Dermanyssus gallinae (Poultry Red Mite) from Swallows (Hirundinidae)," 2021, published in Pathogens

Their frequent coauthors reflect continuing collaborations in related fields and include Georgios Sioutas, Isaia Symeonidou, Athanasios Ι. Gelasakis, Konstantinos V. Arsenopoulos, and George C. Fthenakis.

Publication venues where the scientist has frequently contributed are:

  • Pathogens
  • Animals
  • Veterinary Parasitology
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Veterinary Sciences

Main fields of study covered in Elias Papadopoulos's work include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Medicine

Within these broader fields, subfields of particular focus are:

  • Parasitology
  • Small Animals
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Insect Science
  • Infectious Diseases

The scientist's research topics cover a range of themes centered on parasitic and infectious diseases, including:

  • Helminth infection and control
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Bird parasitology and diseases

Best Publications

  • On a Cercopithifilaria sp. transmitted by Rhipicephalus sanguineus: a neglected, but widespread filarioid of dogs

    Domenico Otranto;Emanuele Brianti;Maria Stefania Latrofa;Giada Annoscia

  • The role of targeted selective treatments in the development of refugia-based approaches to the control of gastrointestinal nematodes of small ruminants.

    F Kenyon;AW Greer;GC Coles;G Cringoli

  • Recent advances on Dirofilaria repens in dogs and humans in Europe

    Gioia Capelli;Claudio Genchi;Gad Baneth;Patrick Bourdeau

  • Anthelmintic resistance in sheep in Europe: a selected review.

    E. Papadopoulos;E. Gallidis;S. Ptochos

  • Anthelmintic resistance in sheep nematodes

    E. Papadopoulos

  • Gastrointestinal parasites of shepherd and hunting dogs in the Serres Prefecture, Northern Greece.

    M. Papazahariadou;A. Founta;E. Papadopoulos;S. Chliounakis

  • Health management of ewes during pregnancy

    G.C. Fthenakis;G. Arsenos;C. Brozos;I.A. Fragkou

  • Assessment of dietary supplementation with probiotics on performance, intestinal morphology and microflora of chickens infected with Eimeria tenella

    I. Giannenas;E. Papadopoulos;E. Tsalie;El. Triantafillou

  • Lungworms and gastrointestinal parasites of domestic cats: a European perspective

    Alessio Giannelli;Gioia Capelli;Anja Joachim;Barbara Hinney

  • Standardization of the egg hatch test for the detection of benzimidazole resistance in parasitic nematodes.

    Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna;Gerald C. Coles;Frank Jackson;Christian Bauer

  • Haemonchosis: A Challenging Parasitic Infection of Sheep and Goats.

    Konstantinos V Arsenopoulos;George C Fthenakis;Eleni I Katsarou;Elias Papadopoulos

  • Seroprevalence of equine piroplasms and host-related factors associated with infection in Greece

    Marc K. Kouam;Vaia Kantzoura;Alvin A. Gajadhar;Jerold H. Theis

  • Drought and flock isolation may enhance the development of anthelmintic resistance in nematodes

    Elias Papadopoulos;Chris Himonas;Gerald C Coles

  • Specific anti-Leishmania spp. antibodies in stray cats in Greece.

    Anastasia Diakou;Elias Papadopoulos;Kostantinos Lazarides

  • Anthelmintic resistance in parasites of small ruminants: sheep versus goats

    M. Várady;E. Papadopoulos;M. Dolinská;A. Königová

  • A seroepidemiological study of exposure to Toxoplasma, Leishmania, Echinococcus and Trichinella in equids in Greece and analysis of risk factors.

    Marc K. Kouam;Anastasia Diakou;Vaia Kanzoura;Elias Papadopoulos

  • Efficacy of moxidectin against sarcoptic mange and effects on milk yield of ewes and growth of lambs

    G.C. Fthenakis;E. Papadopoulos;C. Himonas;L. Leontides

  • The use of targeted selective treatments against gastrointestinal nematodes in milking sheep and goats in Greece based on parasitological and performance criteria.

    E Gallidis;E Papadopoulos;S Ptochos;G Arsenos

  • Fifth European Dirofilaria and Angiostrongylus Days (FiEDAD) 2016

    F. Simón;V. Kartashev;J. González-Miguel;A. Rivera

  • Zoonotic Onchocerca lupi infection in dogs, Greece and Portugal, 2011-2012.

    Domenico Otranto;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Alessio Giannelli;Maria Stefania Latrofa

  • The epizootiology of gastrointestinal nematode parasites in Greek dairy breeds of sheep and goats

    E Papadopoulos;G Arsenos;S Sotiraki;C Deligiannis

  • Prevalence and risk factors for selected canine vector-borne diseases in Greece

    Athanasios Angelou;Athanasios I. Gelasakis;Natalia Verde;Nikola Pantchev

  • Human taeniasis/cysticercosis: a potentially emerging parasitic disease in Europe.

    Isaia Symeonidou;Konstantinos Arsenopoulos;Dimitrios Tzilves;Barbara Soba

  • Detection of Dirofilaria immitis in a brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Greece

    E. Papadopoulos;A. Komnenou;T. Poutachides;P. Heikkinen

  • LETHAL OZOLAIMUS MEGATYPHLON INFECTION IN A GREEN IGUANA (IGUANA IGUANA RHINOLOPA)

    Panayiotis Loukopoulos;Anastasia Komnenou;Elias Papadopoulos;Vassilios Psychas

Frequent Co-Authors

George C. Fthenakis
George C. Fthenakis University Of Thessaly
Domenico Otranto
Domenico Otranto University of Bari Aldo Moro
Georgios Arsenos
Georgios Arsenos Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Luís Cardoso
Luís Cardoso University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Filipe Dantas-Torres
Filipe Dantas-Torres Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Alessio Giannelli
Alessio Giannelli University of Bari Aldo Moro
Maria Stefania Latrofa
Maria Stefania Latrofa University of Bari Aldo Moro
Frederic Beugnet
Frederic Beugnet Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany)
Gioia Capelli
Gioia Capelli Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
Gerald C. Coles
Gerald C. Coles University of Bristol

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